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Halifax regional municipality could start offering subsidized transit passes for low-income riders.
The pilot program’s details are only on paper right now, with staff suggesting about 500 monthly passes could be sold at half the adult price to...Read More

The latest draft of Halifax’s regional plan does not do enough to boost the numbers of those living downtown or limit suburban sprawl, a coalition of business, environmental and cultural groups said Tuesday.
Missing those population targets will be...Read More

Halifax city staff are recommending the municipality write off nearly $400,000 in uncollected taxes from three high-profile business ventures that went under in 2013.
The former operators of the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market closed earlier this...Read More

About 65 per cent of residents in Halifax Regional Municipality are opposed to the possibility of closing the front-end processing and waste stabilization facilities at the Otter Lake landfill, according to a poll commissioned by a community group...Read More

Halifax city staff are recommending the municipality tack a development fee onto new homes and commercial properties to offset the cost of building new roads and expanding public transit.
The report before council recommends developers pay $882 on...Read More

Consider it a sort of virtual reality, as Halifax city hall plans to give residents the tools to balance the books in cyberspace.
Municipal financial staff have already done their own number crunching with a recommendation Wednesday to raise next...Read More

Halifax city hall will look at what it would cost to create its own version of buying local.
Regional council asked staff Tuesday to draft a report looking at whether it would make fiscal sense to give extra points to local companies when awarding...Read More

Pregnant mothers in Halifax and the suburbs can again give birth at home with a midwife’s care after the IWK Health Centre reinstated the service this week.
It’s a choice the Midwifery Coalition of Nova Scotia wants mothers across the province to be...Read More

Tuxedo Stan vaulted into the political spotlight last summer, winning TV spots with Anderson Cooper and Ellen DeGeneres, if not the coveted Halifax mayoral seat.
But the fearless leader of the Tuxedo Party will turn the attention over to his...Read More

The story of the former St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School has a new beginning with Halifax Regional Municipality’s call Wednesday for non-profit groups to submit plans for the property.
Council approved a new policy for off-loading extra...Read More